Placing an Original in the Auto Document Feeder (ADF)

The ADF automatically scans multiple sheets of originals or two-sided originals at one time.

There are two types of ADF as follows:

Auto Reverse Document Feeder (ARDF)

When scanning a two-sided original, the machine scans the front side of the original first, and then turns it over to scan the back side.

ADF illustration

One-pass duplex scanning ADF

When scanning a two-sided original, the machine scans the front and back sides of the two-sided original at one time.

ADF illustration

    • Stapled or clipped originals

    • Perforated or torn originals

    • Curled, folded, or creased originals

    • Pasted originals

    • Originals with adhesive tape, glue or paste stuck to them

    • Originals with any kind of coating, such as thermal paper, art paper, aluminum foil, carbon paper, or conductive paper

    • Originals with perforated lines

    • Originals with indexes, tags, or other projecting parts

    • Sticky originals such as translucent paper

    • Thin or highly flexible originals

    • Bound originals such as books

    • Transparent originals such as transparencies or translucent paper
      Placing an Original on the Exposure Glass

  • When loading an original written by pencil on the ADF, the original may be dirty from by being scraped.

  • Correct an original that tends to curl before setting on the machine.

  • Fan sheets before loading so that multiple originals do not stick to each other and are not fed at the same time. If the edge of the paper is not cut well, the edges of the paper curl back, forming what are called burrs. Before you set originals with burrs, fan the originals carefully.
    Illustration of fanning sheets

  • Do not set an original that is wet with correcting fluid or ink. The scanning glass will be stained and the stain will be scanned with the original.

  • When the page keeper is attached, the machine detects originals that double-feed. However, the following types of originals may not be scanned correctly.

    • Folded, damaged, or torn originals

    • Perforated originals

    • Completely stuck originals

    • Originals with perforated lines

    • Originals that are partially divided in two

    • Originals with sticky notes, paper tape, or other things, on them

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